whats killed this weeping willow?..

[cjw89]

Any idea whats this fungus is guys?.. cheers:lol:

[cjw89]

Closer pic.

[cjw89]

Any ideas guys?..

[Treeation]

Looks abit like silver leaf fungus (Chondrostereum purpurem) although according to "Diagnosis of Ill-health in trees" - "The fungus causes sapwood decay in many species (e.g Salix, Populars) but does not kill branches"

[Peasgood]

I can see buds bursting on the twigs in that top pic. That doesn't happen on dead trees.

 

Besides that, if it is dead it does not automatically follow that it was that fungus that killed it. That fungus could specialise in living on already dead willow.

I have some big weeping willow trunks covered in that fungus, some poplar too. neither were killed by the fungus though.

[Island Lescure]

Any confirmation of the identity of this fungus? I have come across it before...

[Kveldssanger]

Bjerkandera adusta or Chondrostereum purpureum, by any chance?

[Lake]

Bjerkandera was my first thought.